Committee details

Council

Purpose of committee

The Council meeting is where
all 55 Councillors discuss and decide the Council’s policy
framework and budget. Certain other decisions are also reserved for
the Council such as making changes to Medway’s constitution,
determining electoral issues and dealing with matters which are not
the responsibility of the Cabinet.

The Council
meets about seven times a year and the Mayor presides over the
meeting, ensuring that business is properly conducted. In addition
to receiving reports from the Cabinet, Overview and Scrutiny
Committees and Council officers, time is set aside for local people
to ask questions and for Councillors to submit topics for debate,
known as motions.